Description

Making things move

Demo

ResultView the demo in separate window

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
   <head>
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      <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"></script>
      
      <script type="text/javascript">
         $(document).ready(function() {   
            let canvas = $("#myCanvas");
            let context = canvas.get(0).getContext("2d");
            
            let canvasWidth = canvas.width();
            let canvasHeight = canvas.height();
            
            let playAnimation = true;
            let x = 0;
            
            let startButton = $("#startAnimation");
            let stopButton = $("#stopAnimation");
            
            startButton.hide();
            startButton.click(function() {
               $(this).hide();
               stopButton.show();
               
               playAnimation = true;
               animate();
            });
            
            stopButton.click(function() {
               $(this).hide();
               startButton.show();
               playAnimation = false;
            });
            function animate() {
               x++;
               context.clearRect(0, 0, canvasWidth, canvasHeight);
               context.fillRect(x, 250, 10, 10);
               
               if (playAnimation) {
                  setTimeout(animate, 33);
               };
            };
            animate();
         });
      </script>
   </head>
   
   <body>
      <canvas id="myCanvas" width="500" height="500">
         <!-- Insert fallback content here -->
      </canvas>
      <div>
         <button id="startAnimation">Start</button>
         <button id="stopAnimation">Stop</button>
      </div>
   </body>
</html>

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